Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

The Independent's Morning Headlines email ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD0zbTdpNDJuaGw4aHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Wednesday, December 27, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPXRqeXlyYjc1dTM0ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPTk0Njg5NHNvcXJyMCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 1/ [Storm Gerrit weather warnings in your area as UK faces snow, rain and strong winds](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9vcGlvaWRzLXVrbC1kcnVnLWRlYXRoLWNyaXNpcy1uaXRhemVuZS14YW5heC1iMjQ2Mjg4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1uamFqZGpjYnE2cmomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3Mvc3Rvcm0tZ2Vycml0LXdlYXRoZXItd2FybmluZ3MtbWFwLWIyNDY5Nzg5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW5teWZsdmg4bzE0NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj A flurry of [weather warnings](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvd2VhdGhlci13YXJuaW5ncz9saWQ9MHpzbGg0dWtnZWw4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) are in place across the UK as Storm Gerrit lashes parts of the country [with snow, wind and rain.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstd2VhdGhlci1jaHJpc3RtYXMtc25vdy10cmF2ZWwtYjI0NjkzOTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9dTk4cDkxZHl6ZWJuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The warnings have been issued for Wednesday and Thursday, with [winds of up to 70mph possible in some areas.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd2VhdGhlci9zdG9ybS1ldW5pY2Utd2FsZXMtbG9ycnktd2luZC1iMjAxODI5MC5odG1sP2xpZD13MDd4aTV0bHJhOGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Storm Gerrit was named by the Met Office on Tuesday and was forecast to bring heavy rain to many parts of the UK on Wednesday, with wintry hazards also likely, especially across northern Scotland. [Read the full story here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3Mvc3Rvcm0tZ2Vycml0LXdlYXRoZXItd2FybmluZ3MtbWFwLWIyNDY5Nzg5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWpxaGh1M3MwZ2hyNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItc3lyaWEtaXJhcS1pcmFuLWIyNDY5NjIyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWwyMXN5anRxYXNsNiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 2/ [Israel readies for war on 7 fronts as attacks recorded in neighbouring countries](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItc3lyaWEtaXJhcS1pcmFuLWIyNDY5NjIyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXFvMWN5a2FuY2FhOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy90cmFucy1ndWlkYW5jZS1zY2hvb2xzLXByb25vdW5zLXN1bmFrLWIyNDY2NTAyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWJoOGQ2ajMxdzVraSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the fighting isn’t close to finished as the death toll in Gaza rises past 20,000 ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWNhcHR1cmUtbWFyeWlua2EtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbGF0ZXN0LWIyNDY5NzgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWNybjAyaW5wd2h1ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 3/ [Ukraine says its soldiers still holding positions in Maryinka despite Russia’s claim of capture](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWNhcHR1cmUtbWFyeWlua2EtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbGF0ZXN0LWIyNDY5NzgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXJ1NjNrc3Jnd3FzYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFyeS1lYXJwcy1zcG9ydHMtcGVyc29uYWxpdHktb2YtdGhlLXllYXItYjI0NjcwMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9d21yOGdmd2d4b3p5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Russia seizing control of Maryinka would amount to Kremlin’s most significant battlefield gain since May ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdWstd2VhdGhlci1jaHJpc3RtYXMtc25vdy10cmF2ZWwtYjI0NjkzOTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9dm9vZGZwbWh6YngzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 4/ [‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead amid drug allegations](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvMjAyMy8xMi8yNy8wMy9uZXdGaWxlLmpwZz9xdWFsaXR5PTc1JndpZHRoPTY0MCZhdXRvPXdlYnAmbGlkPWdrcXA1ZGttcnp5OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvYmliYnktc3RvY2tob2xtLWRlYXRoLXBvbGljZS1kb3JzZXQtYjI0NjI2OTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9M2Jwd2F4M2x1czFpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Lee was under investigation over illegal drug use amid an ongoing crackdown on narcotics ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9jcmltZS9tZWF1eC1tdXJkZXItcGFyaXMtcG9saWNlLWFycmVzdC1iMjQ2OTQ4Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1reml3ZTc4aHFydXkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 5/ [Murder probe as mother and her four children found dead in bloody Paris flat on Christmas Day](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9jcmltZS9tZWF1eC1tdXJkZXItcGFyaXMtcG9saWNlLWFycmVzdC1iMjQ2OTQ4Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1meGc1ZW4wdzBodnYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Children aged between nine months and 10 years old found dead ‘in very violent crime scene’, French police say   THE BIG QUESTION ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9vcGlvaWRzLXVrbC1kcnVnLWRlYXRoLWNyaXNpcy1uaXRhemVuZS14YW5heC1iMjQ2Mjg4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1iODV4YTF0M3B5bzcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9vcGlvaWRzLXVrbC1kcnVnLWRlYXRoLWNyaXNpcy1uaXRhemVuZS14YW5heC1iMjQ2Mjg4MS5odG1sP2xpZD04a3B2ZGJpcmpvNGYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The UK is facing a US-style drugs-death crisis over lethal super-strength drugs contaminating British illegal markets, with investigations launched into 94 deaths in the past six months. Potent [synthetic opioids](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbi13YWx0aGFtLWZvcmVzdC1sb25kb24tcG9saWNlLWVuZmllbGQtYjI0NTIyMDIuaHRtbD9saWQ9YmRpNmQ3aXV1OGljJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNy8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhJLoi2WpzI-PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) known as [nitazenes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvY2xhc3MtYS1kcnVncy1iYW5uZWQtb3Bpb2lkcy1iMjQ1NTUyNC5odG1sP2xpZD01MnQxem9naG5xbzQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)– some of which are 500 times stronger than morphine – have been detected in at least 20 postcodes around the UK since September, in a worrying surge in availability, The Independent can reveal. [Read the full story here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9vcGlvaWRzLXVrbC1kcnVnLWRlYXRoLWNyaXNpcy1uaXRhemVuZS14YW5heC1iMjQ2Mjg4MS5odG1sP2xpZD1iNDJkNTQ2NWxpejgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Watch / [Tories accused of overseeing ‘pothole pandemic’ on England’s roads](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy9yb2Fkcy1wb3Rob2xlcy1zdW5hay11ay1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWIyNDY5NTIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPW9uZnAzZ3E1cnE5aSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy9yb2Fkcy1wb3Rob2xlcy1zdW5hay11ay1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWIyNDY5NTIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXR3bW1haWN3eWp2NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The Independent Debate The Independent Debate [When is the right time to take down your Christmas tree?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGFrZS1kb3duLWNocmlzdG1hcy10cmVlLWRlY29yYXRpb25zLXR3ZWxmLW5pZ2h0LWIyNDY4NDY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTd3Z3p3dWM3eXVwbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) My tree and decorations usually come down on 5 January - and for week or two the house looks bare without them.     Tigger     Tigger           [Share your opinion and read the full debate here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGFrZS1kb3duLWNocmlzdG1hcy10cmVlLWRlY29yYXRpb25zLXR3ZWxmLW5pZ2h0LWIyNDY4NDY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW9maG0ycGFqbXo0eiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) NUMBER OF THE DAY 7 [Israel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaXNyYWVsP2xpZD1zMXk2bzkzYTBuZGMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI3LzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEkuiLZanMj49SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) has warned they are in a war on seven fronts as attacks recorded in a handful of neighbouring countries in the last 48 hours spark fears of the conflict escalating to the wider region. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnbm2SP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS13YXItc3lyaWEtaXJhcS1pcmFuLWIyNDY5NjIyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTY4MjRjM2R6bmk3cSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjcvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYSS6ItlqcyPj1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) QUOTE OF THE DAY "Ricky Gervais knows he won’t be cancelled by his jokes – his lazy new special is proof of that.” - The once-brave comedian, trapped in a web of political correctness, has become wholly uninterested in subverting the establishment, writes Nick Hilton. 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